Plymouth by-election, 1900

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

The Plymouth by-election of 1900 was held on 16 February 1900. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Edward Clarke. It was won by the Conservative candidate Hon. Ivor Churchill Guest.[1]

Bakground

Clarke, a prominent barrister and Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886–1892, had held the seat since 1880. In 1899, Clarke had found himself in total disagreement with his party over the government's South African policy, and in early February 1900 his constituency party at Plymouth formally called upon him to resign his seat.[2] He resigned the following day.[3]

Candidates

Unionist

The executive of the Conservative Association suggested Hon. Ivor Guest as the Unionist candidate on 10 February,[4] and this was confirmed by the local association two days later. No other potential candidates were mentioned.

Guest was a lieutenant in the Dorset Yeomanry, and had volunteered for service during the Second Boer War. He visited the constituency during the campaign, and left for South Africa shortly after the election.

Liberal

The Plymouth liberals did not choose a candidate, but referred the matter to the general council of the party. One source states that many liberals were opposed to a contest. Hon. Thomas A. Brassey was mentioned as a possible candidate.[4]

Others

Issues

Result

Hon. Sir Ivor Guest won the election.


References

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. "Sir E. Clarke and his constituents" The Times (London). Friday, 9 February 1900. (36061), p. 6.
  3. "Sir Edward Clarke and his constituents" The Times (London). Saturday, 10 February 1900. (36062), p. 8.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Election intelligence" The Times (London). Monday, 12 February 1900. (36063), p. 6.


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>